| Issue: |
Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| voluntarily leaving employment |
new employment |
part-time |
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Summary:
Claimant took a year of leave without pay from her job where she worked an average of 25 to 30 hours per week, so that she would be available to work part time at the health centre, which offered more hours of work in the summer and a higher rate of pay than the cooperative. The case law has established that leaving permanent employment for part-time or on-call employment does not constitute just cause within the meaning of the Act even if the new job offers better pay and benefits. As per the Umpire, the Commission's appeal is allowed.
